SynthesisBMC genomics2023
Deciphering key genomic regions controlling flag leaf size in wheat via integration of meta-QTL and in silico transcriptome assessment.
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- Unravelling consensus genomic regions conferring stem-related traits in wheat via meta-QTL analysis.BMC plant biology · 2025Pooled it
- Genetic dissection of cold stress tolerance and yield potential under cold stress in nested synthetic wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) introgression libraries using multi-locus genome-wide association and haplotype analysis.Functional & integrative genomics · 2026Article
- Genetic identification and characterization of novel loci for flag leaf morphology traits in Chinese endemic wheat.The plant genome · 2026Article
- Proteomic profiling reveals important regulators of photosynthate accumulation in wheat leaves during grain development.BMC plant biology · 2025Article
- Large-scale integration of meta-QTL and genome-wide association study identifies genomic regions and candidate genes for photosynthetic efficiency traits in bread wheat.BMC genomics · 2025Article
- Ancient diversity ofFrontiers in plant science · 2025Article
- Characterization of flag leaf morphology identifies a major genomic region controlling flag leaf angle in the US winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.).TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik · 2024Article
- Natural allelic variation confers diversity in the regulation of flag leaf traits in wheat.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- QTL mapping for the flag leaf-related traits using RILs derived from Trititrigia germplasm line SN304 and wheat cultivar Yannong15 in multiple environments.BMC plant biology · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundGrain yield is a complex and polygenic trait influenced by the photosynthetic source-sink relationship in wheat. The top three leaves, especially the flag leaf, are considered the major sources of photo-assimilates accumulated in the grain. Determination of significant genomic regions and candidate genes affecting flag leaf size can be used in breeding for grain yield improvement.
resultsWith the final purpose of understanding key genomic regions for flag leaf size, a meta-analysis of 521 initial quantitative trait loci (QTLs) from 31 independent QTL mapping studies over the past decades was performed, where 333 loci eventually were refined into 64 meta-QTLs (MQTLs). The average confidence interval (CI) of these MQTLs was 5.28 times less than that of the initial QTLs. Thirty-three MQTLs overlapped the marker trait associations (MTAs) previously reported in genome-wide association studies (GWAS) for flag leaf traits in wheat. A total of 2262 candidate genes for flag leaf size, which were involved in the peroxisome, basal transcription factor, and tyrosine metabolism pathways were identified in MQTL regions by the in silico transcriptome assessment. Of these, the expression analysis of the available genes revealed that 134 genes with > 2 transcripts per million (TPM) were highly and specifically expressed in the leaf. These candidate genes could be critical to affect flag leaf size in wheat.
conclusionsThe findings will make further insight into the genetic determinants of flag leaf size and provide some reliable MQTLs and putative candidate genes for the genetic improvement of flag leaf size in wheat.
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